Calcutta High Court upholds Bengal’s pay revision cut-off for college teachers
16 Sept 2025 11:37 PM ISTKolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by teachers of state-aided colleges challenging the West Bengal government’s...
Mamata lauds Vaishali on winning FIDE Grand Swiss chess tourney
16 Sept 2025 11:37 PM ISTKolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday congratulated Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for winning the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament for...
Joint CP Meeraz Khalid inspects South Kolkata pandals, urges organisers to ‘follow safety rules’
16 Sept 2025 11:36 PM ISTKolkata: The Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt. CP), headquarters of Kolkata Police Meeraz Khalid, on Tuesday, visited several pandals in South Kolkata...
JU student’s death: Homicide squad stars probe after father files plaint
16 Sept 2025 11:35 PM ISTKolkata: Following the FIR registered against unknown persons in connection with the unnatural death of the third-year Jadavpur University (JU)...
Diversity: Kolkata Puja themes highlight circus survival, river purity & illusion
16 Sept 2025 11:35 PM ISTKolkata: Two Puja committees in the city have chosen to remind pandal hoppers of their social responsibilities through unique themes this Durga...
Bengal to set up 97 temporary fire stations for Durga Puja
16 Sept 2025 11:35 PM ISTKolkata: The state Fire and Emergency Services department will set up 97 temporary fire stations across Bengal, including Kolkata, to enable immediate...
Hilli: Cross-border trade resumes momentum after year-long slump
16 Sept 2025 11:33 PM ISTBALURGHAT: The international border trade hub of Hilli in South Dinajpur district is witnessing a revival, with both import and export activities...
Jiti Tea Garden: 32 rescued after floodwaters breach embankment
16 Sept 2025 11:33 PM ISTJalpaiguri: A major disaster was averted in Jiti Tea Garden of Nagrakata block after floodwaters breached the Bhutan border embankment and inundated...
GTA pushes for wage hike for cinchona plantation workers
16 Sept 2025 11:33 PM ISTDarjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa, along with representatives of the Cinchona Plantation Labour...
Electricity reaches Harishchandrapur’s Anupnagar village after decades
16 Sept 2025 11:32 PM ISTMalda: For decades, the residents of Anupnagar, a Bengal-Bihar border-side village in Harishchandrapur block of Malda district, lived in darkness....
Over 200 contractual workers of Raiganj Med Hospital go on strike
16 Sept 2025 11:32 PM ISTRaiganj: More than 200 contractual employees of Raiganj Medical College & Hospital (RGMC), including security staff, housekeeping personnel, ward...
Boat orchids set to sail hill economy
16 Sept 2025 11:31 PM ISTDarjeeling: Cymbidium orchids, often called “boat orchids,” are fast emerging as a viable cash crop in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills, thanks to a...
